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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01

TREASURER CHARLES s. BRADLEY
Two years ago the most successful
OF all the interstate gatherings of the
National Guard took place at the
Interstate Drill and Eucampment'
at Mobile, and for this success he i.
entitled to the lions share of the
credit, being secretary and CHIEF
working member of the committee
When, therefore, few Washington
gentlemen conceived the idea Of
holding a national gathering of the
militia here this spring, they natu-
rally thought of no one else to organ.
izs and manage it, and when they Sc
cured his consent to undertake il
they doubled the bond for it's success
which they gave when they sub
scribed $4,000 for the expenses of
the drill and encampment and the
prizes to be distributed. He soon
opened an Office in the fine building
on the cornef of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Thirteenth street, success
sively occupied by the National Re
publican newspaper, the Census Bu-
reau and now by the Piedmont Air
Line railroad, and already he has the
satisfaction of seeing his arrange
ments so far advanced that the sue
cess of his undertaking is assured.
And Mr.. De Leon has associated
with him and backing him, as Exec
utive Committee, Finance and Trans
portation Committee, etc., gentlemen
whose very names are a guarantee of
good MANAGEMENT. The chairman is
Samuel E. Wheatley, one of the
Commissioners of the District of
Columbia, who, as you know, gov
erns and manages the affairs of the
city and county of Washington, un-
der the general direction of Con-
gress. A native OF the District, and
only A years Of age, he has been all
his life identified with business in
Washington, In which he has been
successful, while his manly and
courteous bearing, the simplicity of
his tastes and habits and his uni
form kindness and dignity have
made him personally very popular.
The vice chairman and chairman of
the Military Committee is Gen. Al
bert Ordway, who has Just been ap-
pointed by the President to the com
mand of the militia of the District
of Columbia; and the treasurer,
Charles S. Bradley, cashier Of the
National Bank of the Republic, of
Washington; and all of them, with
their associates, have worked togeth-
er with an earnestness and harmony
that could not fail to produce salts
factory results.
What is the object of holding q
drill and encampment?' l
asked of Mr.. De Leon.
We hope to accomplish several
things by it, /" was the reply. I'm the
first place, it will give the members
of the militia who participate an ex-
perience in camp life such as they
cannot get in their respective States;
it will improve their drill, discipline
and morals; it will strengthen the
military power of the nation by max
ing our volunteer soldiery, upon
which we must always depend, more
compact and efficient. Then the ma
tional character of the occasion will
stimulate patriotism and impress
upon the men their duty as defend
ers Of the nation in case of need. In
c.dentally, it will bring to the ma
-ional capital, at the most delightful
season Of the year, a great number of |
'ur citizens from all parts Of the
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01
What IL Did for an Old Lady.

CosHscToS STATION, N. Y. Dec. q, 1884.
GkSrs-A number Of people had been as
ing your Bitters here, and with marked ef-
feet. IL fact, ono case, . lady OF over 70
years had been sick for years, and for the
been'n 10 to be aronpd half the time. About
81. months age she Iot so feeble she was
helpless, He old remedies, or payscians,
being Of no avail, sent to Dep lsit. forty
Il had such a very beneficial effect on her
that one bottle improved her so she was able
To- dress herself anu walk about tho house.
when she had taken the second bottle she
was able to take care Of her own room and
proved all the time since. Ny wife and chill
dren also have derived grost benefit from
their use. W, d. HATHAWAY,
Agt. u. s. Elk. Co.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01
An Enthusiastic Endorsement.

GoRHAN, N. H., july Is, 1886.
GENTs-Whoevor you are don Z k now but
! thank the Lord and feel grateful 10 YOU to
know that in this world Of adulterated ned
End docs all II adsertisos 10 do and more.
Four years ago / had slight shock of pa sy,
which unnoryod me TO such an extent that
the least excitement would make me shake
like tho aguo. Last May | was induced TO
try Hop Bitters. l usa1 one hottie, but did
not SEQ any change; ano her did 80 change
my norvoi t1Gt they arc now as steady as
they ever, were. II used to take both hands
TO write but now my good right hand writes
this. Now, II eou cont uo to man u facture
as honest and good an article rs you do you
viii accumulate an honest fortune and con.
ier the ~ entost lllssing on your fellow men
that was ever conferred on mankind.
TIM BURCH.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01
THE NATIONAL DRILL
TO TAKE PLACE In WASHINGTON
NEXT MONTH.
Preparations to Accommodat a
Great Crowd OF Yisito rs
Sketches Of the Leaders.
ESPECIAL CoaaEsroSDEsor or rHn IpprALI

ESPECIAL coRREsPoNDKSoR OF rHH IPPIAL.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-"I ad-
wise you to engage your room now il
you intend to witness the national
drill and encampment in this city
next month. Therell be more peo-
pie here than you ever saw at Pres
idential Inauguration; the city will
not hold them all, and Baltimore is
already preparing to take care of the
overflow. | think there will be
100000 strangers in Washington
the city will be full, anyway.
The speaker was Mr.. T. G. De
Leon, managing secretary of the Ma
tional Drill and Encampment, and
as he said it he leaned back into his
Office chair, lighted a fresh cigar,
aud told me to fire away if l desired
to interview him. Everybody knows
who Mr.. De Leon is-strange, isn't
it, that, living in the South most of
his life, he never got the title of
general" or colonel or major"
pre6xed to his name? There is
something almost miraculous about
his escape, and it is enough to make
him distinguished even if he had
done nothing else. But he is YER
satile fellow, turning his hand with
equal facility to criticism or poetry,
fiction or the drama, journalism or
the management of Creole Carni-
walls" and interstate militia drills.
And he has always done everything
which he has undertaken well,
whether it has been the editing Of
the unreconstructed Mobile Register,
writing the dunno Browne" letters
from New York to the Louisville
Courier Journal, the translation of
French novels and the production of
original ones, or the construction of
plays for Lawrence Barrett and
Daniel Bandmann to act. But he
seemed to get into his element all
over when he began the preparation
md management of Mardi Gras festi-
yals and interstate military drills.
Pensacola and other
provinces of the Mother of Mys-
les" are indebted to him for effect
i've organizations for such celebra-
ions; Baltimore, in 1881, invited |
lin to design and carry out her first |
)riole Carnival in the Yorktown |
centennial year, and last year the
Mayor and Citizens Committee, of
Albany thought itself fortunate |
when he consented to manage the
week of Creole Carnival by which
hat staid old city helped to celebrate
Ter 200th birthday. J
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01
LOHENGRIK,

To have touched Heaven, and failed b,
enter in
All, Elsa, prone uron the lonely shoro,
Watoni The swan wings beat along the
blue,
Watching the glitter of tho silver mail,
-, Like tiHsh of foam. till all are lost to view
what may Thy sorrow or thy watch avail?
lie 0ometh never more,
All gone the new hoIe of thy yesterday;
1hn tender gaze and strong, like deUy FIRE,
The gracious form with air of Heaven be-
digit,
TIL, love that warmedEthy being like a sun
Thou. hadst thy choice of MONDAY or Of
night,
Now the swart shadows gather, one by ono,
To give thee thy desirel
To every life one heavenly chance befallI;
To every soul mOmeot, big with fate.
When, grown importunate with need and
fear,
II cries Tor help. and 10 from close at hand,
The voice Celestial answers, II am here ~
Oh, blessed toulg, made wise 10 understand,
Made braVely glad 10 wait
But thou, pale watcher on the lonely shore,
Where the surf thunders, and the foam bells
hy,
Is there no place for penitenoe and painf
No saving grace in thy all-piteous ruef
VIII the bright vision never come againf
Alas, the swan wings vanish In the blue,
There lometh no roplyi
-SS!an Coolidge, IN SeribHer'S Aagaaine for
Nav.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01
CALI DUN,

tIWr;t nm h, x.cn... e. A.. nfth
..rh e1 y Ieauoncs,Iot tne .'Sniny .. W
~ yYne , " Naihouh' ~ SnA'ios'on
W. april ID ioof'l
STAND forth, stern patriott calm, severe
MI As IN tune nouI supreme elat on
"nen eager sehates !nronsea 20 near
ihe 'oiee thAt tnfhleu hAtehins nation
otep from thy civic chair receive
ne noMsse nnlce nv peopie renoer'
iApe pest tnat grateiul neats can glVs
Aokeep my memory iresh anu senoer'
Vqs City by the Sea, while yet
N Ustet yer rays US grasp upon nefs
hemem ners ner inylVlate aept
VI prlde ana reverence, iofe ana honer.
her spires msy rock, her towers may fall
ner eenturleo grandeur sink ana perish;
her homes pe raVaged, rooi ana VAL,
ana RUN blast what most sne cnernhed;
Yet while one spot stands firm and fair,
ca'e ON the elemental RIOT
We II place our patriot arder there,
ouohme In MS mSJesuo quiet
Through life his watch knew no surcease;
W nat tnen' II In the far hlyslan'
1hiousn me clear atmosphere OF reace,
ne hoids a' sud In Vauc Visionl
The eye 80 keen to note the wrons-
me vice so nrm LOT law ana order
onall we not own tnelr guldaLoe strong,
FROM mountain crest 70 ocean oorder9
WI reverence ior the pOWe, tnat ieq
al Is mInd 10 each profound convlctlon'
We bow beneath his hand outspread,
ana mere receive MS penedletion!
Truth with her mirror. at his feet,
wives PACK, slthout n Wane OF glory
MS WhoIe 1hsblent lie, complete
AS some GEAR page OF Classic story.
Her robss Of Tsgs,l So smVr no anu b. Snleiu
TIT she ss soon bar GO SIas pcnnId ,;aId
AZ bsNbis Carni;na5s honost 'i0i"'
N'''
The Constitution, with her token
Spread open on her Bonded knee
Not one of all her fasces broken
J.ohs IL; .,..L4
n gu KEEP. at pay each pressing foeman;
hea4y 70 die.li lie ne must
T'O Fo"'H grand as any Roman
Saat uistorv ,okas hor d;ououd
10 tracs Win csIm ne u n"imna! pi;nr
From first Til last bil IifeNFor when
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01
new American opera.

Minneapolis Sunday Tribune: The
forthcoming performance Of the
Adaitsu will be q notable one, and
peculiar in msny ways. l. will be the
fret time Minneapolis audience will
b. called upon TO take the lead in
critieisirg a new opera or attending'a
fis night. 1t will be the first dis
tinCtly American operate production
by an American comp ser, born and
educated here, Mr.. Grethen never
having crossed the Atlantic. II will
BE- the composef's first publicly psr.
formed work, and his debut as a con.
dueior end director Of opera. 1t will
be the first production Of a new opera
by ana eurs, Mr., Gfelhen having de-
termined 10 use such artists as give
promise OF assisting him in fu ure
productions, stimulating local talent
by den aud, and opening nav fialds
MAJ. JOHN d. ADAMS has returned
10 Little Rock,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01

The encampment week, beginning
May 23d, will continue a whole
week. Every day there will be street
parades and exercises in camp.
Wednesday, May 25th, will be
Governors Day" when all the Gov
ernors whose State are represented
by troops in camp, with the Adju.
tant General and Inspectors General
OF the State, have been invited TO be
present at a grand review which is
to be given in their honor on Penn
sylvania avenue. Nineteen Cover
nors have already accepted the invi-
tation and announced their intention
OF being present, and q half doHen
more say that they will come if pos
bible. Several large military organi-
cations, including one or two New
York regiments, which will not go
into camp, will probably participate
In the parade on that day.
Memorial Sunday, May 18th, will
be observed in camp as "Chaplain's
Day" Appropriate religious ser
vices will be held and sermons
preached by some of the most dis
tipguished divines in the country.
Memorial day, May Both, W Il be the
last day in camp, and the entire body
OF troops will be invi ed to join the
posts Of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public in the annual memo.
rial services at the National Gene
terry at Arlington. The procession
will probably be the most imposing
that ever went across the Potomac to
decorate the graves of the fallen
soldiers Of both armies who are
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01

buried there. The flower of the
militia Of the North and of the
South will join in the grand escort,
and the scene, as the men who wore
the blue and those who wore the
gray joih in their tributes to the pa
triotism Of the martyrs of a quarter
OF a century ago, will be one Of the
most impressive in our recent his
tory.
A great deal has been said about
the color line" in connection with
the National Drill and Encampment.
The Board of Management has taken
no action on this subject, and has
had no occasion to do so. All com
panies of militia regularly organized
under the laws of their respective
States were invited to join the en-
campment and participate in the
competition, and no distinction has
been made on account of color.
One company of colored men from
the District of Columbia and two
from Virginia made application for
entry and were accepted Suisse
quently the commanders Of several
Southern companies wrote to Man
aging Secretary De Leon asking him
in regard to the matter, and he re-
piled in each case, stating the facts
as given above. Three companies of
the Montgomery (Ala.) True Blues
and Grays and the Atlanta Rifles
have decided not to participate in
the drill. Two companies in Texas,
two in Mississippi and one in North
Carolina made inquiries, but have
announced their intention to with
draw. Mr.. De Leon says that there
will be no more social equality in the |
camp than the soldiers want, nor any |
more than there is in city or town |
where the white people and black
live MS near peiph hors
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01
A Husbnnd'S Testimony.

My wife was troubled for ysars with
blotchos, moth patches and pimplos on her
face, which nearly annoyed tho life out Of
her She spent many dollars on the thou
sand iniallihle o. cures, with nothing hut
injurious edect'; A lady friend, of Syracuse,
n. who had had similar expei fence and
had been cured with Hoo Bitters. induced
hor to try u. 0ne DO TO has media her face
as smooth, fair and sofs as a ohild's aud Civ
en- her such health that II seems almost u
A MEMBER CANADIAN PARLIAMENT,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01
Wonderful Popularity of the
Renowned Medicine.
The Greatest Curative Success OF the
Age-A Voice from the People.

No medicine introduced to the public has
BitteIs. IL stands today the best known
curative article in the worla. It's marvellous
tenown Is not due to the advertising IL has
received. II is famous by reason Of lis in
herent virtues. II does all that lie claimed
for II, 1t is the most powerful, so ,edy and
effective agent known for the building sp of
debilitated systems. The following Wit
nesses are offered to prove this:
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01

There is one thing nobody ever 70
gre's--that is, the day they first adopt
cd Psrker's Tonic as their regular fam
lily medicine, It's range is 90 wide
and its good effects so sure, that moth
ing elsa, except good nursing, ar
needed in a great majority OF caset
Bay it, try 1t, and afterward it will moi
require any praise from Us,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01
DR. UM K ZEN NESS
Or tho Liquor Habit, Positively Cured
" Administering DIR, Haines'
Golden Specifo.

TT can DO given in q cup Of eofTeo or tea
l. without tho knowledge OF the persan tax
ing IT. is absolutely harmless, ana will effect
permanent and steady euro, whether the
patient Is q moderate drinker or an alcoholic
wreck. Thousands Of drunkards have been
made temperate men who ha' taken Golden
Specific In their coffee without thoir knowl-
edge, and today believe they quit drinking
o. their own Tres will. 1T NEVER FAILS,
The System once improspated with the Spe-
cihc,. 1t becomes an utter impossibility for
the liquor ennetite 10 exit. For sale by
A. RBNKERr n co, 2l5 Main st.,
II, j. HESTER, 28l Ma. mi a.
Mem Nh 2, Tom.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-01
A Rich LadI's Experience !.

l travelled all over Europe and other for
eign countries at a cos OF thousands of dol
lars In search Of health and tound IL not. L
retained DISCOURAGED and di heartened, ana
was restored u real youthful beath and
tors, hope others may profit By my expe.
rionce and stay at home.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09
A Seniors Narrow Escape.

United States Senator Fair, of Nevada,
relates an interesting account of a mar
row escape which he had from a most
horrible death. He said "This hap
pened on my last visit to the Sandwich
Islands am very expert swimmer,
and nothing pleases me better than a
plunge into the salt water. The temper
atnre of the Islands is delightful, and l
could not resist the temptation to take q
swim. I prepared myself and plunged
in. After l had been in the water for
half an hour pushed out over and be-
yond one of the reefs which surround the
Islands; All at once I realized that some
thing was going on on the shore.
"a number Of the natives appeared to
be greatly excited. Suddenly two ma
tive girls swan out behind me, with
long knives between their teeth. looked
around, and, to my horror, l saw an i'm
mense shark Of the man-eater variety
making for me with terrific speed. An
instant later the girls had dived and the
shark had nearly stopped. The water
around him was red with blood. The
girls came to the surface, and again they
dived and plunged their long knives into
the monster. At last he laid stiff on top
of the water, quite dead. The natives
dragged him ashore and found that he
was one of the largest of his species. If
it had not been for the wonderful bravery
of these girls should not be here to-
night to tell you this story. ."-Nes0 York
Telh0rnY1
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09
/ A Powerful Explosive.

If nelinite, the new explosive invented
by French chemist, is all that the gov
crnment of France claims, it win revolu-
tionize warfare. General Brialmont, who
has recently been experimenting in Bel
gium with the new explosive, has advised
the Roumanian Government TO suspend
labor on the defensive works around
Bucharest. He asserts that it will be
necessary to devise new plans TO with
stand the new explosive. If Bucharest,
one Of the very strongest fortresses in
Europe is unable to Withstand the force
of melinite, the coast Notifications of all
the world may be considered worthless.
II is worth while TO bear in mind, how
ever, that bluffing is favorite move in
the game Of European diplomacy just at
present. Russia, for instance, claims
the invention Of an explosive triie Of
ten or fifteen times more powerful than
melinite ---Nep YorL Commercial
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09

If any person fond of travel has a fancy
TO explore a savage country it may bo
wise TO first estimate the cost. The
Injury comes high. 1t has been esti-
mated that the average expense incurred
by exploring parties in Africa is over SIS
a mile. stanley's trip across the conti-
nent is said to Have cost about $50, 600.
Or. Holub, who was recently killed while
working his way from South Africa tt
The Great Lakes, took with him an out
fit that cost s25, 1000. The money ex
pended by most importsnt expedition.
varied from. $40, 600 to $4,000. An ex
plorer's force of-porters and other nativ,
assistants varies from about forty to 2St
souls. Mr. stanley's present expedition
includes about 1000 persons. and hi.
travelling outfit and trade goods have COS,
somethiog over 500. 600.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09
The United States Cavalry Service.

s'People have an idea that the recruit
ing offices of the United States army take
most anybody who comes along" said a
newly-enlisted man in the cavalry service
to New York Mail and Ezpress reporter.
'tBut that is a great mistake. took
pains to find out something about this
when l entered my application and
learned that only one man in thirty Of
those who apply to enter the cavalry ser
vice are able to successfully pass examinl
alton. Instead of jumping at man, as
people suppose, they put him through
the most rigid and thorough examina-
ticns, and after it all they ask him over
and over if he is sure he knows his OWL
mind and is fully satisfied to give his
services wholly to the army for five years.
You have got to be sound mentally and
physically, and your eyesight and hear.
ing are put to very severe tests. TIL,
way they tried my eyesight was this: a
man holding a pack of cards stood at &
distance of twenty feet from me, and the
doctor put one hand over one of my eyes.
The man with the cards held up one aftef
another in quick succession, and l had to
CdAL Ou Lie HuIuDcI VI opOOo vi Will Ooiu'
If you fail in telling one card correctly
you are rejected. In testing my hearing
they turned me 50 that my back was
toward the man at the other end of the
room and the doctor placed his hand over
one Of my cars. Then the man called of
in low, monotonous tones an improvised
and incorrect multiplication table, such as
ctimes 8 is SO, etc., and you must repeat
what he says without the slightest hesita-
ton, Men often get caught at this, hear
ing only part and supplying the rest as if
it were correct multiplication. Ilearned,
too, that some men during the five years
save as much as 81, 900, becoming teach
ers and doing extra duty for which there
is extra pay. Others lend money on in
terest to their comrades and make good
deal that way. Besides this there is
sort of savings bank established by the
government which pays interest on the
savings of the soldiers. One can also
save on the allowance for clothing and
the home fare allowed after your term Of
enlistment is over. Three-quarters Of the
Western ranchmen, 1 am told, are ex-
soldiers who have invested their savings
in land out there. A great many who
enlist in the cavalry are well educated, col
lege-bred men,"
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09
Trees and Billiards.

have been much interested in watch
ing the effect of tree planting upon the
blizzards. The blizzard drives along the
ground, and it has for ages upon ages found
no tree to halt or veer it. The settlers on
the plains planted trees, however, and
these trees now stands as obstacles to the
full sweep of the ice laden wind. A few
days ago as blizzard swept over the
country, passed through loosely plant
ed grove Of trees, cottonwood, silver ma
pies, green ash, etc., and noted with
pleasure that among the trees the violence
Of the wind was greatly reduced and the
flakes of snow dropped lazily to the
ground, where they rested as contentedly
as if they had fallen upon the tree COW
cred hills of New England. As soon as
had passed out of the grove had to
face again the furious fakes, driving hor-
izontally in their mad career over the
earth. As often as passed through a lit
tie grove of trees found that ! left the
blizzard; but as soon as emerged from
the sheltering trees, the blast struck me
again in all its fury. This bit of expert
encc is duplicated thousands of times
every day upon the plains. The tree
planter has routed the blizzard wherever
be has set his little army of trees. The
blizzard tyrant no longer rules as will
over all the Mississippi Valley. Wher-
ever q grove has come into existence
there the blizzard scepter has been
broken. True, he rules as fiercely as
ever outside of the groves, but as these
enlarge his dominion contracts. When
onoa 4I,a rrrovac ara annroximafelv con-